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Courts October 17, 2026

MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Bartosz Bobak, 25, of Glendale Heights, Ill.; Camelia E. Bordiciuc, 37, of New Ulm; Ryan R. Dulaney, 50, of Brandon, S.D.; Bryan T. Wilhelm, 53, of Sunman, Ind.; fined $125; Timothy A. Steuber, 61, of Fairmont; fined $145; Christopher J. Staebler, 42, of Fairmont; fined $225; Mansour Taslimi, 79, of Chattanooga, Tenn.; fined $285. Driving after revocation — Manuel Trevino Jr., 39, of Sherburn; fined $285. FARIBAULT COUNTY DISTRICT COURT Speeding — Michael A. Oeffler, 42, of Easton; Stephanie M. Sindel, 40, of Hicksville, Ohio; ...

Local News October 17, 2026

FAIRMONT— There are six in the running to be the next mayor of Fairmont. Peter Bode, Logan Kelly, Krystaline Krumrey, Nathanael Landsteiner, Jerome Niss and Todd Smith will all appear on the ballot on Nov. 3. They were all asked the same four questions and below are their responses. Smith acknowledged receipt of the questions but chose not to provide answers to any. 1. What is your background and why are you running for mayor? Bode: I am running for mayor with a background in political science, conflict studies and a decade of work in government at the municipal, regional and state ...

Area officers take in crisis training

Local News October 17, 2026

FAIRMONT – About 30 people from area agencies spent the last five days in a 40-hour training, working on necessary situational skills with the Minnesota Crisis Intervention Team. The team goes across Minnesota helping law enforcement and emergency agencies learn how to help people in ...

Tvedten’s 4th book shares Martin Co. farm history

Local News October 17, 2026

FAIRMONT—Hot off the press, Lenny Tvedten’s newest book, this one on Martin County farm history, was just delivered this week. The book shares the background, stories and photos of about 50 farms throughout the county. The Martin County Historical Society Executive Director started in ...

Police

Police October 16, 2026

FAIRMONT Wednesday, Oct. 14 1:52 a.m. — A suspicious person was reported in the 700 block of North State Street. 2:47 a.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 1200 block of Torgerson Drive. 11:45 a.m. — A disturbance/disorderly conduct/nuisance was reported in the 200 block of North State Street. SHERBURN/WELCOME Wednesday, Oct. 14 2:36 p.m. — Police investigated a fraud/counterfeiting complaint in the 200 block of Kenzie Street, Sherburn.

Trimont Farmers Market today

Local News October 16, 2026

WELCOME — The Trimont Farmers Market will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, Friday, Oct. 16, at Anderson Park. There will be children's activities, pumpkin painting, vendors, wreath making and gnome making. The lunch will be vegetable soup and hot cheesy chicken sandwiches, treats and ...